The Louisiana True Delta Newsletter of the Louisiana Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans First Quarter – January 2018 ------~Lee-Jackson Banquet Info inside~

Compatriots—

The Christmas Holidays are behind us and I hope that all of you were able to spend Christmas Day at home with your family!!! Our country has become so politically correct that we are supposed to only say Happy Holidays so as not to offend anyone. Sorry, but I will forever be offensive as Christ will always be in my holiday greetings! It is now time to start looking ahead to a New Year! My hope is that my country will make a New Year’s Resolution to regain its sanity and return to the Christian values of our forefathers. So, let us include a pledge to do all that we can to make this happen!!! January is time to start planning to attend one of our many Lee-Jackson Banquets. We have eight (8) scheduled at this time. That must be a record! Information regarding the locations and dates is included in this publication. We also have a lot of activities in February from which to choose. The Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade will roll through W. Monroe/Monroe on Saturday, February 3 rd . And the Jefferson, Texas Mardi Gras Parade will be held on Saturday, February 10 th . These parades are attended by thousands of spectators that cheer at the sight of our flags---so plan to participate in at least one if not both! The Stephen Dill Lee Institute will be held February 17 th in Shreveport. Our host hotel for the event is the Hilton Hotel Shreveport. The symposium will take place at the Shreveport Convention Center which is connected to the Hilton. This is the first time to have the symposium in Shreveport; next year it will probably be somewhere on the east coast. So, please take advantage of it! You can find the registration form at www.stephendleeinstitute.com

As you can see, there is no excuse in suffering from cabin fever this winter---activities abound!

Perseverate in Pugna! J. C. Hanna Commander Louisiana Division

Friends;

With calendar year 2017 behind us, I hope that you had both a blessed Christmas season and a happy New Year’s holiday. January is when Southerners honor our Confederate ancestors. It is also a time to remember compatriots, as well as family and friends, who have gone before us. I again encourage each of you to attend at least one upcoming Lee-Jackson Banquet, and share fellowship with friends. We registered setbacks in 2017 and some successes, but our Confederate spirit is still strong. Statues, memorials, street and building names honoring Confederates and other American heroes continue to come under fire across this land. Polls show that the majority of the general public are not in favor of these changes, but the cowardice of spineless public officials reigns supreme. For now, Confederate monuments still stand on Monument Avenue in Richmond, the park formerly known as Forrest in Memphis, and on the courthouse grounds in Shreveport. Oversized Confederate flags fly well above various highways in an increasing number of states (hopefully we can get some here soon). Confederate re-enactors carrying battle flags are still visible in a number of parades. (Heck in the 2017 West Baton Rouge Parade of Veterans, our honor guard (with Confederate Nationals, Battle, and Division flags whipping in the breeze) was not just visible, it was at the head of the parade – third in line behind only a Boy Scout U.S. color guard and the Parade Grand Marshall vehicles.) Whenever there is a heritage violation and your Confederate blood begins to boil: speak up, voice your opinion and register your displeasure. Write, call or email your federal, state or local government official; attend and speak or fill out an opinion card at a council meeting or hearing; write in to the local paper; call in to a radio talk show. Always conduct yourself as the honorable Southerner you are. And if you attend any gathering, watch your surroundings and stay safe! I hope to see you at a Lee-Jackson Banquet, a Camp meeting, the Krewe of Janus Parade in Monroe on February 3 rd and/or some other worthwhile event. Please contribute to their success.

God Save the South.

Randy Jarreau First Lieutenant Commander

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2 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord Luke 2:11

Roughly 2017 years ago a baby was born. His ancestry was impeccable. He was a descendant of King David. He was royalty. But this Child King was like no other. He was born in a barn, wrapped in rags and place in a feed trough. It was an unusual beginning for a king and an even more unusual life. For you see, he was born for a purpose. He was to become a sacrificial lamb. He was destined to die in a most cruel manner. He was God’s only son born of a pure woman. He knew no sin. He was the only man on earth that lived a perfect, blameless life. Yet he was to be blamed for ALL the sins of the world. The shame, the guilt of every man, woman and child that ever lived and ever will live was placed upon Him. He paid for my sins. He paid for your sins. Why? It is very simple. For God so loved the world (Us), that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Therefore, we celebrate Christmas. The gifts we give symbolize the perfect gift given by God. Salvation through the Christ Child is that perfect gift. It is free, unconditionally. Salvation is yours. Accept the gift for Christmas this year. May joy and peace through the Christ Child be yours this season and the years to come.

Donald Kimbell Chaplain

WELCOME TO THE LOUISIANA DIVISION!!! Charles D. Browning - Beauregard Camp 130 – New Orleans William S. Renaudin - Beauregard Camp 130 – New Orleans Matthew Warren Meric – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Michael Sellers Meric – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Philip Wharton Meric – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Phillip John Meric – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Rene Pierre Meric, III – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Ronald P. Ray – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge George Boutcher Riviere, III – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Michael T. Varisco – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Robert Carter Wilkinson, Jr. – Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 – Baton Rouge Thomas Allan LaBorde – Gen. Leroy Augustus Stafford Camp 358 - Alexandria Maddox Liam Quinn – Camp Moore 1223 – Tangipahoa Joseph Charles Thompson – Colonel Samuel D. Russell Camp 1617 – Natchitoches Forrest Charles Dutsch, Jr. – Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1931 – Covington Emile P. Sanchez, III – Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1931 – Covington Ted Landry, II – Lt. J.Y. Sanders Camp 2092 – Morgan City

3 Compatriots of the Louisiana Division:

I would like to announce my candidacy for the position of Commander of the Louisiana Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. I joined the SCV on June 1, 2000, as a member of the Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My camp has allowed me to serve in several positions: Color Sergeant, First Lt. Commander, and since 2005 as Commander. As I continue to be impressed and inspired by the men of this division, I feel that the people skills I possess can keep us working together to a common goal, that of living up to the Charge of Stephen Dill Lee. Who, if not the SCV, will defend the Confederate soldier’s good name? It has also been my honor to serve the Louisiana Division as Chief-of-Staff under three commanders (Chuck McMichael, Ted Brode, and Thomas Taylor), and I am currently the First Lt. Commander. I am a member of the Louisiana State Militia Tenth Brigade, a “War of Northern Aggression Living History and Re-enactment Group.” Over the years I have enjoyed supporting many of your events around the state, as well as other SCV events around the South. I have been fortunate enough to have attended all National Reunions since 2000, save for two. On a more personal note, I am a native and life-long resident of Pointe Coupee Parish – as were my parents, who raised sugarcane and cattle. My wife, Stephanie, and I share five children and thirteen grandchildren (who range in age from twenty-three to three). A graduate of Louisiana State University, I am currently an Audit Manager with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. I will retire from La DOTD on March 30, 2018 (with over 38 years of service). In my younger days I was a youth baseball coach (for over twenty years). My wife and I are LSU sports enthusiasts and have followed the Tigers in football, baseball and basketball – far and wide. I am proud to be a member of the SCV and would appreciate your support.

Randall L. “Randy” Jarreau, First Lt. Commander, Louisiana Division Commander, Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133, Baton Rouge Sons of Confederate Veterans 225-933-4694 (mobile) [email protected]

Louisiana Division Guardian Program Help preserve the final resting places of our Confederate Heroes Become a “Guardian” today! For details go to the following links; LA Division website – www.lascv.com/index.html Information Sheet – www.lascv.com/lgfiles/info.pdf Application Form – www.lascv.com/lgfiles/form.pdf

4 The General Louis Hébert Camp #2032 will celebrate the birthdays of two of the South's greatest military men, Generals Lee and Jackson at Alesi's Pizza House, 4110 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA on 11 January 2018. {See www.alesipizzahouse.com/menu to check out the menu in advance, wait staff will take your order during Social Period: 6 - 7pm ~ Program: 7 – 9

Our speaker will be local historian and SCV enthusiast Clyde Aucoin. Mr. Aucoin will discuss the establishment of Fort Morgan in Jefferson Parish in 1861, the little- known, massive Confederate fortification built to help defend the city of New Orleans, the most important and wealthiest city in the South. After New Orleans was captured by northern troops in 1862, Fort Morgan was renamed Camp Parapet and expanded to defend against any retaliatory attacks by Confederate forces. We welcome all SCV members, their friends and families. For administrative purposes, please contact John François at 337-237-6749 or by e-mail at [email protected] by January 9.

Please join us on Saturday, January 20th, for this festive night to celebrate Birthdays of our Beloved Southern Generals, Gen. Robert E. Lee (January 19, 1807) & Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824), the 157th Anniversary of the Secession of Louisiana, and the 17th Birthday of the Mouton Camp Special Presentation by Camp Member and Historian John Reed The evening will begin with a Meet & Greet at 5:30 pm The Menu Chicken & Tasso Pasta - $26 Shrimp Dot (Au Gratin w/ fried shrimp) - $28 Ribeye-$30 Children's Plates available Prices include salad, beverage and gratuity Please RSVP with your meal choice no later than January 17, 2018 George Gremillion, Commander 423 N. Cane Street, Opelousas, LA 70570

Questions? Call 337-351-5746 or email [email protected] Payment in cash or check only can be made at the door however you are still asked to RSVP Ruby's is located at 123 S. 2nd Street in Eunice, La. S. 2nd Street is the first block west of La 13. Turn South onto 2nd off US 190.

5 2018 LEE-JACKSON BANQUET MEETING NOTICE – BATON ROUGE

You are cordially invited to join us for our annual gathering to celebrate the birthdays of our Southern Heroes, Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. Jackson. Saturday January 20, 2018; 6:00 pm Sign-in; 6:30 pm Program Start Bergeron's Cajun Meats Restaurant, 760 Lobdell Highway (Hwy 415), Port Allen

Hosted by Brigadier General/War Governor Henry Watkins Allen Camp 133 Co-Host - Brigadier General Francis T. Nicholls Camp 1362 & C.S.S. Arkansas Military Order of the Stars & Bars Chapter 21 Cost: $30.00 (RSVP REQUIRED by Monday 1/15/18 – After that date, contact Randy to assure we can accommodate you. NOTE: You MUST indicate entree AND dessert selection, as we must notify restaurant beforehand.)

Keynote Speaker: Lawrence Lee Hewitt – historian, author (“Port Hudson, Confederate Bastion on the Mississippi”, among others) Program: “Lee’s Finest Hour: May 5 – 12, 1864” (timeline involves Battle of the Wilderness & Spotsylvania Court House)

***** MEAL CHOICE ***** Choice of one entree: BBQ Brisket, Baked Chicken, or Baked Catfish The following comes with each entree selection: Green Salad (with house dressing), Twice Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll Iced Tea or Soft Drinks Dessert Selection (Choice of Pecan Pie or Bread Pudding)

An RSVP is REQUIRED, with CHOICE of both ENTREE & DESSERT, and should be RECEIVED by Monday January 15, 2018. (After that day, we can still probably accommodate you but please verify availability with Randy.) For RSVP & questions, email Randy Jarreau: [email protected] or call 225-933-4694. (email Randy with meal selection,entree+ dessert)

Submit payment of $30 per person, payable to: Allen SCV Camp #133 Mail payment to: Clay Ainsworth, Camp Adjutant, 2036 Marsden Place West, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Directions to Bergeron's Cajun Meats Restaurant, 760 Lobdell Highway (Hwy 415), Port Allen: From Baton Rouge or Lafayette, via I-10: The Lobdell Road / Hwy 415 Exit on Interstate 10 is 3 miles west of the Mississippi River. After you exit, head north & Bergeron's will be on your right less than 1 mile past the 1st red light. From Baton Rouge or Opelousas, via Hwy. 190: The Lobdell Road / Hwy 415 Exit is 3 miles west of the Mississippi River. After you exit, head south & Bergeron's will be on your left about 3 miles from Hwy 190 and a few hundred yards past the 1st red light. The entire restaurant, which can seat in excess of 100 people, will be at our disposal as in prior years (we have held our banquet here since 2012).

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Please make plans to attend the Northeast Brigade Lee/Jackson Banquet . Our banquet will be held on January 20 at 6:30 P.M. Our speaker will be Dr. Terry Jones who is the author of "Lee's Tigers" which is a classic that many of us read years ago. Dr. Jones has expanded the book and it is roughly twice the original size through an extra 30 years of research. His talk will be on "Lee's Tigers" and will have the updated version on sale at the banquet for $40. All are welcome so please tell your friends and camp members. The banquet will be held at the Catfish Cabin located at 1400 Louisville Avenue in Monroe. There will be a buffet consisting of fried catfish, fried shrimp, pork loin, potato casserole, green beans, salad and desert. We have managed to keep the cost of attending to $20 per person. Please make your check payable to: Thomas Taylor, 6855 Westlake Road, Sterlington, LA 71280 - Put banquet in the memo line.

The Northwest Brigade Lee/Jackson Banquet will be held on January 13, 2018 at Country Cottage Restaurant, 1083 Hazel Street, (exit 69 S), Arcadia, LA. The speaker will be author Scott Bell. Program will start promptly at 6PM w/supper to follow. Menu will be Fried Catfish or Baked Chicken, Green Salad, Fries, Green Beans, Creamed Corn, Cole Slaw, & Peach Cobbler (meal will be buffet)

We will have a Silent Auction (donation of items appreciated) Cost is $22 per person. th RSVP to [email protected] , or 318-422-5754 by Dec 30 .

7 Camp Moore Camp 1223 Annual Lee-Jackson Banquet Honoring Generals Robert E. Lee and T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson Saturday, January 20, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. Blythewood Plantation 400 Daniel Street * Amite, Louisiana Guest Speaker, SCV Lt. Commander-in-Chief Paul Gramling, Jr.

A Buffet Dinner including Brisket, Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya and Seafood Bisque

$25.00 per person/$20 per student Coat and tie requested, period attire welcomed

For further information contact: Camp Adjutant, Roy L. Austin at 504-481-4480 or [email protected]

RSVP by January 6, 2018 with checks payable to "Camp Moore Camp 1223" Mail to: Camp Moore Camp 1223, PO Box 32, Tangipahoa, LA 70465

Captain James W. Bryan Camp 1390's annual Lee-Jackson Banquet 2018 will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, with our social at Pat's of Henderson Restaurant, 1500 Siebarth Drive, Lake Charles. The program will get underway at 7 p.m. Our keynote speaker will be Shane Kastler, author of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Redemption (Pelican Publishing, 2010) and pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Lake Charles. His timely topic will be on "The Ongoing Persecution of Lee & Jackson." He will talk on the current attacks on Confederates, what the goal of such attacks are, the danger of erasing history, as well as encouraging developments. Compatriot Kastler is a native of Oklahoma and a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M. Div.) and Northeastern State University (B.B.A.). He writes a weekly column for the Linn County News (KS) and has appeared on the Church & State Program on KELB (100.5 FM) in Lake Charles. He is a member of Captain James W. Bryan Camp 1390 in Lake Charles. He and his wife Erin have three children. The cost of the banquet meal will be the same as last year, $30, which includes the appetizer, entrée, dessert and iced tea and gratuity. (Cocktails not included) Appetizer: Bitesize Catfish/Popcorn Shrimp Main Entrée: Select One (served w/ baked potato, salad, dinner rolls & soft drink or iced tea) Fried Shrimp or Crawfish Fettuccine or Stuffed Red Snapper or 10 oz. Ribeye Steak (medium) or Seafood Platter (fried Shrimp, Oysters, Catfish, Stuffed Shrimp, Stuffed Crab & Frog Leg) Dessert: (Select One) - Pecan Pie or Cheese Cake (topped with blueberries or strawberries) Please make check payable to SCV Camp 1390 & mail to Luke Dartez, 908 Henning Road, Sulphur, La. 70665-7673, Please RSVP by Jan. 16.

8 The Lt. J. Y. Sanders SCV Camp 2092 will commemorate the memory of two great Confederate Generals January 27 (Saturday) with a Lee-Jackson Pot Luck Banquet.

Lafourche Crossing Fire Station located at 691 Hwy 308. Thibodaux, LA 70301

Meet @ 11 am, dine @ noon. Bring a dish or make a cash contribution at door.

To RSVP, coordinate food dishes, or for any info, call Cmdr. Steve Alvarez @ (504) 491-8004. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is time, once again, to line up for the Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras parade winding through West Monroe and Monroe. February 3, 2018 is the date to mark on your calendars for the big event. Participation in this largest of parades that will still have us as marchers has fallen off in recent years during a time when we are wondering what can be done to keep our colors in front of the public.

To get to the starting point from east or west on I-20 exit on the Stella/Mill exit in West Monroe and go South to the first traffic light. Turn left on Natchitoches and go about 500 yards to the Ouachita Parish Health Unit. We will be the guys in uniform across the street. Please plan to be there for 3:30 as the streets close at 4:00 for the parade.

Be prepared for a long walk as the parade is almost 5 miles long. Be ready to fire your muskets a lot! Bring enough cartridges and caps to fire around 70 times. The organizers of the parade like our participation and in recent years have wondered why there weren't more of us there considering they want us and so many do not. Put on your Confederate duds or Mech Cav wear and come meet in West Monroe. Hope to see y'all there.

Thomas E. Taylor Commander, Captain Thomas O Benton Camp 1444 Past Commander, Louisiana Division Sons of Confederate Veterans 9 2018 Stephen D. Lee Institute Symposium (SDLI) The Rational Confederate in an Irrational World Defending our Southern heritage in an age devoid of logic and reason. February 17, 2018 ~ Shreveport, Louisiana The attacks on our Southern heritage are beyond all reason: emotion and insanity rage while facts, rationality, and logic are being driven from public discourse. It is the purpose of the Stephen D. Lee Institute to provide the antidote to these toxins by bringing together some of the best minds in the South to make the case for Dixie.

We are pleased to announce the 2018 Stephen D. Lee Institute will be held February 17, 2018 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Our host hotel for the event is the Hilton Hotel Shreveport; the symposium will take place at the Shreveport Convention center, (adjacent to the Hilton)

We are once again putting together a very distinguished line-up of speakers, including... Marshall DeRosa - professor of American Constitutional Law and author of numerous books including The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American Constitutionalism

Ron Kennedy - noted trouble-maker and, along with his brother Don Kennedy, perhaps the most prolific author in the modern Southern movement. Amogn his many books are The South was Right and Dixie Rising: Rules for Rebels and many others

Paul C. Graham - editor of Shotwell Publishing and author of Confederaphobia !

Lee Bright - Two-term S.C. State Senator and renowned defender of Southern heritage

Jeffery Addicott -- law professor and expert on terrorist tactics; author of Radical Islam Why?: Confronting Jihad at Home & Abroad among others

Charles E. McMichael - Educator, Past SCV Commander-in-Chief and relentless defender of Southern heritage Special Offer for Current SCV Members Thanks to the support of the SCV General Executive Council, this year, in an effort to make the SDLI as accessible as possible, we are able to offer a special early registration discount for SCV members of just $95. That's a $30 savings off our regular registration fee of $125. This special $95 registration fee is only available to current SCV members, and to take advantage of it you must register before January 17. Registration Package • Admission to all symposium programs including a special panel discussion with all of our distinguished speakers Saturday afternoon. • Desert Reception Friday night at the hotel. • Lunch Saturday

10 Registration Cost $95 for SCV members who register before January 17. $125 for SCV members after January 17 $150 for non-members (the public is invited) A limited number of scholarships are available for high-school seniors, college students, and high-school teachers. To register for the event click here Our host hotel is the Hilton Shreveport, 104 Market St, Shreveport, LA 71101, (318) 698-0900.

The Hilton is extending a special SDLI rate of $107 ($119 double-occupancy, plus applicable taxes). The SDLI rate includes free Wi-Fi and complimentary breakfast.

You can reserve a hotel room online at the special SDLI price by clicking here . To receive the special SDLI room rate, reservations must be made by January 26, 2018. Additional information is available at the SDLI's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sdlinstitute/.

Questions may be directed to Chris Sullivan at [email protected] or (864)660-9188

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The Last Roll

Malcolm Lee Murray Anacocco Rangers Camp 1995 Leesville

Lonnie Henry Albert Lt. J.Y. Sanders Camp 2092 Morgan City

11 Louisiana Division Sons of Confederate Veterans NON-PROFIT ORG. P.O. Box 8428 U.S. POSTAGE Shreveport, LA 71148-8428 PAID SHREVEPORT, LA PERMIT #6

In this issue…..……..………… Commander’s Report………pg 1 st 1 Lt Cmdr’s Report……….pg 2 Chaplain’s Comments……...pg 3 Welcome to the SCV………pg 3 Announcements……….pg 4-10

The Last Roll……....……...pg 11

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